Proverbs 16:27 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 27 A worthless man digs up what is bad;+His speech is like a scorching fire.+ James 3:6 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 6 The tongue is also a fire.+ The tongue represents a world of unrighteousness among our body members, for it defiles all the body+ and sets the whole course of life* on fire, and it is set on fire by Ge·henʹna.*
6 The tongue is also a fire.+ The tongue represents a world of unrighteousness among our body members, for it defiles all the body+ and sets the whole course of life* on fire, and it is set on fire by Ge·henʹna.*